Summary:
Zip code 66054 has one elementary school, McLouth Elementary, serving prekindergarten through grade 5 with 221 students. There is no other school in the ZIP code to compare it with, but its 2025–26 results are well above state levels in every reported subject, especially science.
McLouth Elementary is the only local school to assess, so there is no within-area top or bottom school; compared with the state, it stands out most in science. Its proficiency was 72% in science, 63% in English language arts (ELA), and 59% in math, versus 38%, 46%, and 41% statewide. That puts McLouth 34 points ahead in science, 17.5 points in ELA, and 18.1 points in math. It also exceeded McLouth district results by 35 points in science, 21 in ELA, and 24 in math. The grade-level results show a particularly large math advantage in grade 5: 76% proficient, 31 points above the state; grade 3 math was 7 points above the state. These state and district comparisons do not show how McLouth compares with other nearby schools.
Results rose from 2024–25 to 2025–26: McLouth gained 14 points in ELA, 12 in math, and 27 in science, while state results changed by 1, 2, and minus 3 points, respectively. SchoolDigger’s ranking also improved, from 360th of 653 schools (45th percentile) in 2023–24 to 102nd of 657 (84th percentile) in 2025–26. Chronic absenteeism was 15% at McLouth, compared with 18% statewide and 21% in the district; the reported student-teacher ratio was 11.1, and the free/reduced-lunch rate was 55%. These are useful context measures, but do not explain the test results.
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